Cap shape retainer



CAE" SHAPE RETANER Film?. (DO. 22. X936 aww-:mona R PUMZDCOIU ATTORN EYE the crown of the cap in its proper rounded shape. The members l and 4 will automatically expand because of the tendency of these members to straighten themselves so that the frame will fit snugly in the crown .of the cap and will maintain the crown of vthe cap in this form, thus retaining the shape of the cap and tending to Apermit desirable ventilation of the crown of the l'cap so that the cap will be comtortn ably cool. The members 6 may be bent to adjust'the kheight of the rear portion and side .portions of the crown of the cap and to maintain the rear and side portions of thel crown of thecap in their proper shape.

In Figures 3 and 4, I show a front connestor which may be made of light gauge flexible metal, such as aluminum, Vor any otherr suitable material and which is subs'tantially arcuate in the longitudinal curvature .and substantially U-shaped in transverse sectional curvature. The normally upver side lof'the ,member 10 is wider intermediate V'the length of the member 10 than thenormally'lower side of the member 10 as clearly shown in Figure 4. 4Each end portion of the member l0 ,is provided with two vertically spaced substantially horizontal openings such as indicated at 11 and 12, respectively and the end edges of the member 10 are formed to Lbe substantially .V-'shaped as indicated at 13 in Figure 4. The member 10 maybe used with the wires `1a'nd4 in ylieu of the tubular member 2.y the ends of the memberV l being projected Vthrough the o enings 11 andthe ends of the `member 4 being projected through the openings 12 into the groove of the member 10. The ,ends of the members 1 and 4 may protrude from the groove of the member 10 through'the end notches 13 should the device be contracted in size until the lapped end portions of thewires l and 4.are longer thanthe'member 10 with which they are as s'ociated. It Vwill ybe understood from the foregoing description that the member 10 would be placed in the ,crown of the cap with the wider side thereof uppermost when the mem ber 10 tis used in the device in lieu of the tubular member 2 and that the member 10 then would maintain the front portion of the crown of :thecap in shape substantially .in the manneriof the tubular member 2.

Obviously, the invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than that which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and I therefore consider as my own all such modifications and adaptations thereof as fairly tall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A cap shape retainer compris-,iupl a pair oi elongated flexible resilient; members bent substantially to circular iform, a. longitudi nally bowed tubular connector slidably rcceiving the end portions olf both olI ,said re silient members and maintaining said rcw silient members in circular 'torni and permit-- ting contraction of the jr-aine so that it ma)Y be inserted within the cap and allow thtl fraaie to adjust itself to the walls ol' thc cap, said connector being `adapted to lit in the front portion et the crown ot a cap and to n'iaintain the iront portion of the crown of the cap in shape, and flexible connectors between the portions ot said resilient members which are located opposite to said lirst named connector, said flexible second named connectors maintaining the associated portions of the resilient members in spaced relation and cooperating with said resilient members to maintain the back and side por tions of the crown of the cap in, shape.

2. In a ci p shape retainer, a trame conn prising an upper spring wire member bent substantially to circular shape, a lower spring wire member also bent substantially to circular shape, a tubular member slidably receiving the ends of both ot the frame members and permitting contraction of the saine so that it may be inserted within the cap and allow the 'trame to adjust itseli to the walls of the cap, and a plurality of' llexible wires connecting the portions ot' said upper and lower spring wire members which are opposite to the said ilront. connector.

In ar cap shape retainer, a traine comprising an upper spring wire member bent. substantially to Circular shape, a lower spring wire member also bent substantially to circular shape, a front retaining member connecting and adjustably engaged with the end portions of said upper and lower spring wire members, and a plurality ot flexible wires connecting the portions ot said upper and lower spring wire members which are opposite to the said front connector, said front portion of the crown ol the cap, said in the front portion oi" the crown ot a cap and to maintain the rounded shape of said front portion o'l the crown ot the rap, said rear connecting wires being curved outwardly intermediate said upper and lower spring wires to retain the back portion ol the crown of the cap in shape.

4. In a cap shape retainer, a frame comprising an upper spring wire member bent. substantially to circular shape, a lower spring wire member bent substantially to cir cular shape, al flexible tubular connector relll l li

irlt eeiving and engaging with the end portions ont said upper and lower spring wire members, and a pluralityT of wires connecting the portions of said upper and lower spring' wires which are opposite to said tubular oonneetor and maintaining said upper and. lower spring' wires in spaced relation, said tubular connector being' adapted to iit in the liront portion of the Crown of a cap and `to maintain the rounded form of said front portion of the crown of the eap and said rear Connectors being bent outwardly along eurved lines to cooperate with the adjaeent portions ol said upper and lower spring members to maintain the rear and side portions of the Crown of the cap in shape.

i In a eap shape retainer, a frame oomprising an upper spring wire member bent substantially to Circular shape, a lower spring wire member bent substzmtialbT to eiroular shape, a flexible tubular connector receiving and engaging with the end por tions of said upper and lower spring wire members, and a plurality of wires eonneeting the portions of said upper and lower spring wires which are opposite to said tubular connector and maintaining said upper and lower spring wires in spaced relation, said tubular connector beingadapted to it in the front portion of the crown of a Cap and to maintain the rounded form of said front portion of the crown of the cap and said rear connector being bent outwardly along curved lines to cooperate with the adjacent portions of said upper and lower spring members to maintain the rear and side portions of the crown of the eap in shape7 the `extremities of said springr wire members being* enlarged and rounded to adapt them to be projected readily through said tubular connector.

ROBERT P. NIKON. 

